Detail of Q class 30530 - Eastleigh Dec 8th 1962
I have never been interested in modelling and an unsure why I took this and not a photograph of the Q class itself.
30530 was built at Eastleigh as Southern Railway 530 entering service on 10th January 1938. Not having good steaming qualities Bullied gradually fittedv the class with Lemaitre blastpipes, which improved steaming. 530 was so fitted in January 1947. September 1948. Later fitted in October 1961 with a BR standard 4 blastpipe and chimney.Withdrawn December 1964, mileage 539,992. Broken up in May 1965
Detail of Q class 30530 - Eastleigh Dec 8th 1962
I have never been interested in modelling and an unsure why I took this and not a photograph of the Q class itself.
30530 was built at Eastleigh as Southern Railway 530 entering service on 10th January 1938. Not having good steaming qualities Bullied gradually fittedv the class with Lemaitre blastpipes, which improved steaming. 530 was so fitted in January 1947. September 1948. Later fitted in October 1961 with a BR standard 4 blastpipe and chimney.Withdrawn December 1964, mileage 539,992. Broken up in May 1965